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William John Clifton Haley is born in Highland Park, Detroit, Michigan, USA. After a successful career as a country-oriented singer, he will find international fame as Bill Haley, a founding father of rock'n'roll.

Jackie Wilson spends the day in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, visiting deejays and promoters in an effort to push his latest single I'm Comin' On Back To You. He also finds time to attend a cocktail party held by Decca Records branch manager Vern Cupples at Carlton House.

The Supremes release a new album, A Bit Of Liverpool, in the USA on Motown Records. All tracks are covers of songs associated with The Beatles and other 'British Invasion' artists. In the UK, the album will be titled With Love From Us To You.

Joe Cocker and an entourage of 43 crew members and musicians, fly on a Super Constellation from Los Angeles, California, USA, to Detroit, Michigan, where Cocker’s Mad Dogs And Englishmen tour is set to start the next day.

The US Senate passes a bill, inspired by a campaign started by Stevie Wonder, to have civil right campaigner Dr Martin Luther King's birthday recognized as a national holiday in the USA. The bill is passed by a majority of 78 votes to 22.

Michael Jackson's Bad World Tour plays to an audience of 45,000 on the first of two nights at Paramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia, Oceania. Stevie Wonder makes a surprise guest appearance, singing Just Good Friends with Michael.

Madonna's Like A Prayer wins the Viewers' Choice Award at the sixth Annual MTV Music Video Awards, in Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, California, USA. The Cure and The Cult play live. Orange Crush by R.E.M.wins Best Post-Modern Video.

Michael Jackson and his attorney fly by XtraJet from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, to Santa Barbara, California, where Jackson is arrested on child abuse charges, and then freed on $3m bail. He immediately returns to Las Vegas, where he is filming a video. An unauthorised videotape of Jackson speaking with his attorney on this flight will subsequently be offered for sale to the highest bidder.

A posthumous Michael Jackson compilation album, Xscape is released in France and the United Kingdom, Europe. The album consists of recordings made by Jackson before his death, which have been 'contemporised' by several world-renowned producers.

Janet Jackson denies via Twitter that the illness for which she requires surgery is throat cancer. A rumour had surfaced the previous day, claiming that a tumour had been discovered on Jackson's vocal cords, and she had secretly been battling cancer.